Constituency : Eskdale 1906-10, Westbury 1911-18, Luton 1923-4
Geoffrey took Eskdale from the Tories' Claude Lowther.
Geoffrey was a son of the Earl of Carlisle and related to the Stanleys through his mother. He was educated at Cambridge. He became master of Castle Howard on his father's death.
Geoffrey called for the expanded provision of temperance rooms in army barracks.
Geoffrey was part of Asquith's social circle, often played host to him and became private secretary to the parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade, Harold Tennant. He held his seat in January 1910 and became private secretary to the Prime Minister himself but lost his seat back to Lowther in December 1910.
Geoffrey ran a Liberal Suffrage Group to broaden the franchise. He antagonised some of the suffragettes who felt that his work was actually damaging their cause. He brought in an Adult Suffrage Bill in 1909.
In 1911 Geoffrey returned to Parliament at a by-election at Westbury. He was appointed Vice-Chamberlain of the Household and held the post until 1915. He was then made a whip until 1916.
As an Asquith loyalist, Geoffrey saw the coupon given to his Unionist opponent in 1918. Labour's intervention probably cost him the seat.
In 1922 Geoffrey contested Cumberland North but was narrowly defeated.
In 1923 Geoffrey recaptured Luton for the Liberals on a big swing but lost it in 1924.
He died in 1935 aged 58.
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